Alor Gajah

For the federal constituency represented in the Dewan Rakyat, see Alor Gajah (federal constituency).

Alor Gajah is a town and district seat of Alor Gajah District in the Malaysian state of Malacca. It is governed by Alor Gajah Municipal Council (Malay: Majlis Perbandaran Alor Gajah), which was formerly known as Alor Gajah District Council (Malay: Majlis Daerah Alor Gajah) from 1 July 1978 until 1 May 2003.^[1]

Alor Gajah
Town and district capital
Alor Gajah Town Bandar Alor Gajah
Emblem
Motto(s):  Alor Gajah Dynamic - Progressive - Holistic (Malay: Alor Gajah Dinamik - Progresif - Holistik)
Alor Gajah Town in Alor Gajah District (left) Alor Gajah District in Malacca State (right)
Alor Gajah Show map of Malacca Alor Gajah Show map of Peninsular Malaysia
Coordinates: 2°23′00″N 102°13′00″E
Country	Malaysia
State	Malacca
District	Alor Gajah
Granted municipal status	1 May 2003
Government
• Type	Local government
• Body	Alor Gajah Municipal Council
• President	Mohd Fadhil Hassan
• Alor Gajah Member of Parliament	Adly Zahari (AMANAH)
Population  (2010)
• Alor Gajah Town	21,267
• Demonym	Alor Gajahan
Time zone	UTC+8 (MST)
• Summer (DST)	Not observed
Postal code	78xxx
Area code(s)	+6065 (landline only)
Vehicle registration	M
Website	www.mpag.gov.my

Alor Gajah Municipal Council Majlis Perbandaran Alor Gajah
Type
Type	Local authority
History
Founded	1 May 2003
Leadership
President	Saifuddin Abdul Karim
Municipal Secretary	Saleh Mohd Dom
Meeting place
Majlis Perbandaran Alor Gajah (MPAG), Lebuh AMJ, 78000 Alor Gajah, Melaka, Malaysia.
Website
www.mpag.gov.my

Etymology

Alor Gajah used to be one of the forest areas believed to be the routes (Malay: alor) for wild elephants (Malay: gajah).^[2]

Climate

Climate data for Alor Gajah
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	31 (88)	32 (90)	32 (90)	32 (90)	31 (88)	31 (88)	31 (88)	30 (86)	31 (88)	31 (88)	31 (88)	30 (86)	32.8 (91.0)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	22 (72)	22 (72)	23 (73)	23 (73)	23 (73)	23 (73)	22 (72)	22 (72)	22 (72)	22 (72)	22 (72)	22 (72)	23.8 (74.8)
Average rainfall mm (inches)	189.8 (7.47)	210.1 (8.27)	273.5 (10.77)	298.9 (11.77)	243.1 (9.57)	128.7 (5.07)	141.1 (5.56)	168.9 (6.65)	198.1 (7.80)	280.1 (11.03)	330.3 (13.00)	261.2 (10.28)	2,723.8 (107.24)
Average rainy days (≥ 1.0 mm)	11	12	16	16	14	9	10	11	13	17	18	15	162
Source: Climate Data[3]

Economy

Alor Gajah is home to Honda Malaysia's car manufacturing plant,^[4] which assembling cars for the local market and also selected automotive parts for Honda's overall ASEAN market and also local biscuit producer - Julie's manufacturing plant.

Education

• Yayasan Alor Gajah College of Technology (KT-YAGA; Malay: Kolej Teknologi Yayasan Alor Gajah) Alor Gajah

Tourist attractions

• Alor Gajah British Graveyard^[5]
• Alor Gajah Square - A town square which features a large bronze sculpture of a kris (dagger).^[6][7]
• Freeport A'Famosa Outlet Village

Health

• Alor Gajah Hospital^[8]

Transportation

• AG Sentral Bus Terminal
• Masjid Tanah Sentral
• Terminal Bas dan Teksi Pulau Sebang
• Pulau Sebang/Tampin railway station

Gallery

• 
  Alor Gajah Square
• 
  AG Sentral Bus Terminal
• 
  Former Alor Gajah Municipal Council Headquarters

See also

• Malacca City
• Hang Tuah Jaya
• Jasin